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Association Connecting Electronics Industries (IPC)

Assure product quality from design to delivery

The IPC, formerly known as Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits, publishes standards, specifications and guidelines for the electronics industry. These 300+ documents cover numerous electronics-related topics, including directives for design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly that span the entire supply chain. With IPC standards, you can:

Industry Success Stories

Trimble Ensures Regulatory Compliance and Adequate Supplies for Tens of Thousands of Components

This provider of location-based technologies ensures compliance with complex EHS regulations as well as avoiding disruptions to its supply chain. Managers instantly find data on thousands of parts each quarter versus manually looking up each one, reducing delivery time of RoHS and REACH documentation from weeks to under 2 days – an 86% increase in efficiency.

One of the world’s premier semiconductor companies increased the number of cross references in its parts database from 100,000 to nearly 2 million. In doing so, the company boosted results of its parts with the lowest searches by 52 percent and helped its customers find alternatives for obsolete parts so they can avoid the need to redesign products.

One of the world’s largest cable TV, high-speed internet and telephone providers, with billions of dollars in annual revenues, meets increased customer expectations and accelerates time to market for new products and services with automated distribution of standards information to 70+ suppliers and approximately 1000 employees worldwide.

Sanmina-SCI Corporation Enjoys Immediate Access to Standards 6,600 Times a Year

Many premier electronics brands rely on this global manufacturer -- with its 37,000 employees and 60+ plants across 4 continents -- to ensure that their products meet applicable quality standards and customer expectations. Its employees access standards data from their desktops 6,600 times per year, saving time and boosting efficiency.